Saw-set



F. SIKOWSKI.

SAW SET.

APPLICATION FILED mac. 11, 1919.

Patented Sept. 27, 1921.

UNITED STATES FRANK SIKOWSKI, 0F MOUNT CARMEL, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAW-SET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 11, 1919. Serial No. 344,108.

To all whom it may concern;

c it known that I, FRANK SIKoWsKI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Carmel, in the county of N orthumberland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new Saw-Sets, of fication.

This invention relates to saw sets, and aims primarily to provide a toolwhich shall be of simple and inexpensive construction capable of beingreadily operated so as to properly set the teeth of the saw at thedesired angle, and which may be readily adjusted so as to vary theinclination of the teeth as desired.

This object, as well as others which will appear as the descriptionproceeds, is attained by use of the device described more fullyhereinafter, illustrated in the drawing, and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawing,

Figure l is a side elevation of a saw set constructed in accordance withthe inven tion, the handle of the. tool being shown in section, and

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the improved saw set. 7

Referring now to the drawing, 3 indicates the shank of the saw set tool,one end of the and useful Improvements in which the following is aspecisame being reduced and pointed as at 4 to.

be engaged in the hand grip element indicated at 5. The other end of theshank is bent angularly as shown, providing an arm 6, and the extremityof this arm is reduced 7 in thickness and flattened and is extendedforwardly so as to provide a foot 7. This foot is notched as at 8, thesaid notches being of a width substantially equal to or a trifle greaterthan the thickness of'the ordinary saw blade. The notches'8 upper endsto permit of the application of a saw blade thereto, and these notchesare arranged in spaced parallel relation, being t also parallel with thearm 6.

are open at their The shank 3 at the juncture of the angular arm 6therewith may be provided with a threaded aperture to receive theadjusting or setting pin 9, bosses 10 being formed upon the shank toreceive the pin and the threads thereof. This pin extends at the arm 6and also the shank 3, and is dis-1 posed so as to be capable of engagingthe teeth of a saw resting in either of the spaced notches 8 'on thefoot.

The use of the set will .be readily understood, and the angularity ofthe teeth of the'saw in setting the latter will be determined by theadjustment of the member 9.-

By disposing the element 9 at the angle shown,

the strains upon the stem andits threads will be relieved, as thepressures incident to the setting operation will be delivered to theshank 3 through the walls of the opening receiving stem rather than tothe stem itself.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim 1. Ina saw set, ashank, an arm disposed at an angle to said shank and formed integralwith the latter, a foot at the outer end of said arm, the said foothaving a recess in the upper edge thereof, the said recess beingdisposed parallel to said arm, and a screw threaded through said arm andmovable toward or away from the plane of the recess.

2. In a saw set, a shank, one end of said shank being bent atsubstantially right angles to provide an arm, a foot at the lower end ofsaid arm and extending laterally beyond'the latter, the upper edge ofsaid foot having parallel recesses therein, the said recesses beingparallel to the said arm, and a screw threaded in saidshank at thejuncture of the arm therewith and having its inner end movable intoorout of the planes of said recesses. l

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK SIKOWSKI.

Patented Sept. 27, 1921.

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